Retail trade; employment and finance per sector, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008

Retail trade; employment and finance per sector, SIC'93, 2006 - 2008

Sector/branches (SIC'93) Periods Employees on payroll, annual average Employees on the company payroll (x 1 000) Employees on payroll, annual average Labour volume employees on the payroll (x 1 000)
52 Retail trade 2008 702.3 392.1
521 Retail sale, non-specialized stores 2008 279.1 123.9
5211 Retail sale in non-specialized .. 2008 242.8 103.6
5212 Other retail sale in non- .. 2008 36.3 20.3
522 Retail sale of food 2008 44.4 24.6
523 Retail sale,pharmaceutical/medical.. 2008 57.9 35.4
5231 Dispensing chemists 2008 26.1 17.1
5232 Retail sale, medical /orthopaedic.. 2008 27.0 15.3
5233 Retail sale, cosmetic articles/.. 2008 4.8 3.0
524 Retail sale, goods in specialized.. 2008 297.4 192.7
5241 Retail sale of clothing textiles 2008 1.0 0.5
5242 Retail sale,clothing and fashion.. 2008 85.4 51.0
5243 Retail sale of footwear 2008 23.0 12.7
5244 Retail sale of furniture 2008 43.7 29.5
5245 Retail sale,electrical household.. 2008 21.9 16.5
5246 Retail sale of hardware 2008 36.8 26.2
5247 Retail sale of books 2008 10.5 6.4
5248 Other retail sale of specialized.. 2008 30.7 21.9
5249 Other retail trade (2) 2008 44.3 28.1
525 Retail sale, second-hand goods/.. 2008 4.2 2.9
526 Retail sale not in stores 2008 15.6 9.9
5261 Retail sale via mail order houses 2008 5.1 4.1
5262 Retail sale via stalls and markets 2008 7.4 3.8
5263 Other non-store retail sale 2008 3.0 1.9
527 Repair of personal and household.. 2008 3.7 2.8
5211a Retail sale of food, beverages .. 2008 287.2 128.2
5212b Retail sale in non-food 2008 395.8 251.3
5260a Retail sale not in stores and .. 2008 19.3 12.6
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Table explanation


This table shows relevant data for the economic sector 'retail trade',
e.g. the number of persons employed, costs and revenues, turnover and
other financial results. The figures can be divided by a number of
branches according to Statistics Netherlands' Standard Industrial
Classification of all Economic Activities 1993 (SIC'93).

The survey questionnaire was changed slightly in 2007. Up to and including
2006, wage subsidies were counted as (other) business returns. From 2007
onwards these subsidies are deducted from business costs. Because of these
changes, results for 2007 are not fully comparable with results for 2006.
The effect of these changes on business returns and business costs are
small for most of the branches.

Data available from 2006 - 2008.

Status of the figures: All data are definite.

Changes as of 1 September 2011:
This table has been stopped. Two important points in the processing of
the data on 2009 have changed :
- a new version of the Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic
Activities has been implemented (SIC 2008);
- the statistical unit has been changed.
Due to these changes, the figures are no longer comparable to those of the
previous years. Therefore new table has been started from 2009 onwards
(see also heading 3).

Description topics

Employees on payroll, annual average
This class includes all employees on the company payroll, even if they are
in fact working outside the company. Participating owners and partners
not on the company payroll are not included.
Temps are employed by the temp agency, not by the company they work for on
a temporary basis.
Employees on the company payroll
The average number of employees on the company payroll in the fiscal or
financial year.
Labour volume employees on the payroll
The labour volume of employees on the payroll in the fiscal or financial
year in terms of full labour years. A labour year is a measure for the
labour volume. A full labour year is calculated by converting all jobs
(full-time and part-time) to FTEs (full-time equivalent). For example,
two jobs
half time (0,5 FTE each), add up to one year of labour volume.